Cochleatina
| Cochleatina Temporal range:
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| Cochleatina canilovica | |
Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Cochleatina Aseeva, 1974 |
Cochleatina is an organic-walled microfossil ('Small Carbonaceous Fossil') known from the late Ediacaran period and early Cambrian Fortunian Stage[2]. Cochleatina comprises a complex spiral ribbon structure, with a serrated outer margin. These spirals are frequently found embedded in an organic sheet.[2][3][4] Cochleatina is a rare example of a fossil taxon known to span the Ediacaran–Cambrian boundary.[2]
Affinity
Cochleatina's biological affinity is unknown. It has been variously regarded as the fossil remains of an animal, an algae, or a protist.[2]
References
- ^ Slater, Ben; Harvey, Thomas; Bekker, Andrey; Butterfield, Nicholas (2020). "Cochleatina: an enigmatic Ediacaran–Cambrian survivor among small carbonaceous fossils (SCFs)". Palaeontology: 1–20.
{{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ a b c d Slater, Ben J.; Harvey, Thomas H. P.; Bekker, Andrey; Butterfield, Nicholas J. "Cochleatina: an enigmatic Ediacaran–Cambrian survivor among small carbonaceous fossils (SCFs)". Palaeontology. n/a (n/a). doi:10.1111/pala.12484. ISSN 1475-4983.
- ^ "New information on the Ediacaran–Cambrian transition in the Vestertana Group, Finnmark, northern Norway, from trace fossils and organic-walled microfossils" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Organic-walled microfossils from the Ediacaran-Cambrian Global Boundary Stratotype Section, Chapel Island and Random formations, Newfoundland, Canada (PDF).
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